Home › Words › C › comprendcomprendcomprend means synonym of comprehend.EtymologyFrom Middle English comprenden, from Old French comprendre. Doublet of comprehend.verbSynonym of comprehend.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.comprehending 72% match — Understanding. vs comprend →comprehendible 71% match — Comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended. vs comprend →comprehender 70% match — One who comprehends. vs comprend →comprehended 70% match — Understood. vs comprend →comprehendedly 68% match — In a manner that is comprehended (understood). vs comprend →comprehendingly 68% match — In a comprehending manner; knowingly. vs comprend →comprehend 68% match — To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. vs comprend →comprehensor 67% match — Someone who comprehends. vs comprend →